The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-20
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Mrs M. B. Pentecosr has returned from a
visit to friends at Fishers Station.
Miss leila Leathers has returned from Vassar
College, and is visiting her aunt. Mrs. j. c. New.
Mrs Stanley Allen, of Greencastle is visiting
Mr.. Aliens brother, Mr.. W. II. Allen, and fami-
II, in this city.
Mr.. Herman, of Omaha, who. with his wife,
has been visiting Mrs L. A Hendricks, has
gone to West Baden Springs.
Rev. T. A. Nelson, of Brooklyn N Y. for
merly of this city, was married yesterday to
Miss Ida Spencer, of To ledo, q.
Mr. and Mrs T. w. Chisiett have gone to
Pttsburg to attend the funeral of Mrs. Chislett's
brother. who died there yesterday.
Mr. w. H. Craft, who is located in Mil
waukee, is in the city for a few days, visiting
his family and looking after the disposition of
some property.
Mrs. E. T. Gili,and and Miss Daisy CASTOR
are expected home from New York next week.
The months since January they have spent in
Florida and New York.
Miss Sarah F. Kelley. superintendent of the
Womans Reformatory, has gone to Brookville to
visit her parents, Rev. and Mrs Kelley, who
have recently returned from Florida.
Col W. H. Harris. formerly stationed at the
United States arsenal in this city, of Cleve-
land, passed through the city yesterday route
to the City of Mexico, where he goes TO close
contract for making q canal, to be used as
sewer.
The California Christian Advocate saws: 'sThe
election of Rev. J. n. Beard to the presidency Of
Napa College takes out of the rank of pastors
one of our very best men," Mr.. Beard for
merly pastor of the Central-avenue Church of
this city.
Mr.. John McCulloch has just received notice
of the death of his father, near Newry. in the
north of Ireland, at the advanced age of one
hundred and one years three months and fifteen
days. Mr.. McCulloch was one of those stern
Scotch Covenananters and strict Sabatarians
who would not travel on Sunday, only on foot,
and kept up the. habit of walking about three
miles to church Until he was nearly one hundred
years old, although being farmer, with plenty
of horses at his command.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Denison House: L. l. Walker, Chicago; o. G.
Wilcox. Cincinnati: A. L. Brooks. Boston; Miss
Jessie B. Deelin. Richmond: E. H. Scott,
LaPorte; s NJ FELTON,. jr, New York; George
W. Ristine: Chicago; George W. Cochran,
Cleveland; George II. Valiant, New York
Bates House: Miss Benton. Miss Allen Thorn
ton; F. Cameron. Marion; W. G. Reynolds, Co
lumbus: A. B. Irwin: Rushville; S NJ Nc
Manchester; William Cassidy. ]. B. Henry. Ben
T. Smith. Rushvile; j. Fl. Glaud. Fowler; S.
&. Detchon, Charlottesville: G. l.. Prewtt. Mar
tinsvlle; G. II. Cromwell. Peru NJ. j. Vors,
Frankln E. E. South, W. NJ Pennington,
Terre Haute:'J. b. May, Nashville; W. d. Tucker
Richmond; E. c. Sterne, Peru; T. e. Basler,
Sullivan.
G. Hardy and wife, Covnston; c. Blaser, Co
lumbus; j. p. Fell. Bloomington r. b. Woolsey,
r. A. Taylor, Terre Haute; f. Fl. Land, II. M.
Barnes, Charlottesville; Geo. NJ. Wilson, Rush
Vile; Geo. E. Cook and wife. South Bend; d. II.
Murphy. Brooklyn; T. p Crum Michigan City;
o. r. Hubbell, Elkhart; K. l.. Bailey, Kokomo;
in gton; NJ c. Martz, Arcadia S. S. Stalcup,
Geo. McCulluck. New Albany; E. A. Bantam,
WASHINGTON; L. NJ. Carr. Rushville A. .Tru.-
man, c. A Craven, S. Wilson. ID. w. Wood and
wife. Anderson; S. G. Quick. Columbus; ". Z.
Kelly, Terre Haute
Society Events
Mr. Charles W. Smith will entertain his Sun
day-school class from Meridian-street Church
this evening, socially, at his residence.
The May festival at Roberts Park Church to-
night will be givon by Mr.. Ritter's Sunday
school class, and an entertainment of the same
nature will be given at Mayfiower Church by
Mrs. A. E. Sturtevsnts class. At each. refresh
ments of cream and Strawberries will be served
The proceeds of the former are for the benefit of
the Sunday school
There was cutie large audience at the 'ballad
concert. given yesterday afternoon at the Taber-
nacle Presbyterian Church. The concert was
given under the auspices of the ladies and for
the benefit of the Free kindergarten and Chill
drens Aid Society. The subject OF a most enter
tanning as well instructive paper. by Miss
Elizabeth Dye was ''Old English Ballads" Miss
Dye reviewed number of the best known and
most popular of these favorite rhymes and melo-
dies, giving scraps of and quotations from
manyh OF them. weaving the whole into a
melodic composition. The reading was illus
trated by songs Rev. Love III. Jameson, whose
voice does not fail him in his declining years.
gave loft in the Silly Night" Miss Lizzie
Walker sang AUD Robin Gray" exquisItely.
The other numbers we'll rendered. The
concert was followed by reception and tea at
Mrs w. r. Binghams North Meridian street
The hostess was assisted by corps of ladies
belongin to the society. The rooms were very
prettily decorated with profusion of snow balls
and syringas and the tables also had the same
sweet flowers. The fancy articles were tasteful
and readily Sold The afternoon was successful
financially as we'll as otherwise.